Biography

Tom Phillips focused his practice in the area of taxation, providing tax analysis, advice, and tax opinions to publicly held and closely held business entities. His more than 40 years of experience included representation of clients in and structuring tax-free reorganizations and mergers, spinoffs, cross-border transactions, taxable asset and stock purchase transactions, partnership transactions, and private placement investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies involving hedge funds, distressed company investments, commercial real estate, value company investments, and low-income housing tax credit projects. Tom also had extensive experience in tax controversy matters representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, and federal and state courts.

Education and Honors

New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1974)

Taxation

University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 1973)

Order of the Coif

University of Minnesota (B.A., 1970)

Bar Admissions

Wisconsin

Utah

Court Admissions

U.S. Tax Court, 1974

U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, 1974

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1974

U.S. Claims Court, 1974

Professional and Civic Activities

State Bar of Wisconsin (Tax Section, Member Board of Directors; Business Section; District Representative, Board of Governors) (Member) (2011–2015), Chair of Finance Committee, Board of Governors